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Weekly Challenge #3: Eat something new

Remember the weekly challenges we started last fall? When the hurricane hit New York, we took a hiatus, but I'd love to start them back up. Would you be up for it? I hope so! The last challenge back in October was to eat something new, so...

...I tried smoothies, which bizarrely enough I had never had. Everyone's always raving about how delicous they are, so I ordered this personal blender with a travel lid. Martha Stewart has a list of smoothie recipes, and my pick was a blend of strawberries, banana, almonds, oats, yogurt and maple syrup. Yum! A bunch of my friends also swear by veggie-based green juices for breakfast to make you feel strong and energized in the morning, so maybe I'll try those next.

What about you? Have you tried anything new recently? Also, the next challenge is coming right up...

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Oh yes! My favorite breakfast is a frozen banana, peanut butter and yogurt smoothie with a little vanilla protein powder for substance. Keeps me full all morning long and tastes as good as a milkshake! :)

Maybe not new, but I just found out that I actually like to drink milk. For as long as I can remember, I have always hated it, but whenever I don't like the taste of something, I retry it regularly (say, every two or three years). This has already worked with olives, marzipan and hot chocolate, and now I drink milk.´:-)Apart from that, I recently tried out salads from cooked spelt (as a substitution for rice), and it tastes great and is really filling.

Smoothies are so fantastic for the kids when we are on the go - filling, tasty and I can sneak spinach in and they have no idea. I don't have a standard recipe, just a little of this and a little of that, and a dash of honey, always.

Don't remember how I came across this but I'm on a 21-day sugar detox http://the21daysugardetox.com/ Been eating way too many sweets and thought I would give this a try. It will be a week tomorrow and I feel great! Haven't cheated with sugar but I've had a few items on the no-list, overall I'm way more aware of my sugar intake and making better food and drink choices overall! Highly recommend!

I still cannot drink milk. In cereal I love it, but I'm not sure there's any hope for me just picking up a big glass and enjoying it. Makes for awkward moments when I'm eating dinner with little cousins/nieces/nephews and their parents make the whole family have milk, while I'm sitting there drinking something else haha

i'm obsessed with spicy chips, particularly cheddar horseradish. they're so hot that i end up drinking at least 2-3 glasses of water while consuming the bag. love.p.s. green juice is great, definitely invest in a juicer.

I kind of have the opposite issue. I'm so determined to try something new every time I eat or to order from a new restaurant any time I order lunch. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. That personal size blender looks pretty rad. I have a magic bullet (and my darling husband just bought me some travel lids off amazon, just to be nice!) and I love it, except that it requires soooo much liquid to work properly.

Jicama root. Since moving to SoCal, I've been nervous about trying more local vegetation (except the asparagus, spinach, and broccoli), but upon being pushed to venture out, I'm in love with the sweet desert fruits and vegetables. Cactus is wonderful, too!

I got that same blender a couple of months ago. Much easier to clean than bigger ones! My current favorite smoothie combination is frozen berries and mangoes blended with unsweetened coconut milk or vanilla almond milk.

I tried a Caribbean thing with chicken and potatoes today, it was beautiful but I can't for the life of me think what it was called... I love trying new foods, my only requirement is that a food isn't slimy. Otherwise I'm generally happy :) xx

You people are trying beets and olives and milk? I guess I expected comments about more exotic foods like durian, tamarind, and cherimoya. So far the best we have is jicama (mostly water) and besan, ha ha

I start almost every morning with a green smoothie and love it! When I'm in a rush most mornings I usually toss a half of a banana, a cup of unsweetened almond milk, a couple handfuls of spinach, cinnamon, and then some stevia to sweeten in my magic bullet. Such a great way to get in a serving of veggies while keeping sugar low!

Kale! I'm obsessed, especially after reading it's crazy health benefit resume. I love it in cooked foods, since it holds its form while getting soft, without becoming slimy like spinach and other leafy greens.

Great recipes! I need a few more ideas, since I've gotten a little burnt out on my regular... I like to juice beets, kale, spinach, carrots, etc and pour the juice in ice cube trays. I'll pop 2 frozen cubes in a blender with frozen berries, a banana, and coconut water. It's a lot easier than finding time to juice everyday!

I signed up for a produce bin to be delivered to my house once a week and so this week we're trying chard. Last week was brocolette (a broccoli & Chinese Kale cross that tastes more like asparagus). So far so good! I think this is a great challenge everyone should do. Even things I didn't like as a kid (brussel sprouts and cooked carrots) I really like know. Cheers - CT

One of my friends and I drove around central/southern Spain last summer and we made a point to research and sample each local 'specialty.' most were pretty terrible, except for the roasted pig in Segovia.

I've been having smoothies almost every morning for a few months now, and I'm sold! My biggest piece of advice is to just shove more spinach in the smoothie than seems normal. It wizzes down to nothing, and tastes great paired with banana (and blueberries!). I notice a huge difference in how I feel during my morning work schedule as well as with my hunger spikes and digestion. Such a great way to eat your greens.

I love smoothies but don't make them enough at home...your post was a great reminder to make them more often. I am about to do a 5 day detox and afterwards try to quit sugar...I am a serious sugar addict and am curious how I will do with that?! Has anyone ever tried quitting sugar?

New is relative. New for me can be absolutely common for you, and vice versa (as eating tabouleh is pretty commonplace for me, for example). New does not have to mean "exotic" or "hard to come by", new simply means "new to me".

My toddler son loves smoothies and asks for them all the time. He'll look at me and say "Some smoothie?" They're great, I just make them with fruit and milk most of the time. No added sugar - very healthy.

I'm so happy you brought the challenge series back! I've been waiting, not so patiently. I tried a peanut butter and bacon sandwich for the eating challenge. It was something some people rave about but I've never tried. I loved it, but haven't had one since.

I have been wanting to give liver another try, since where I live it's some what common and many people love it. I've been talking about it for about 6 months, but I still haven't got up the courage to go for it! Maybe one day....

I've been drinking my smoothies/ shakes every single day since August 1994, and feel great! TAKE A LOOK AT MY Smoothie/Shake RECIPES at Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/sasasieht/sasas-wellness-recipes/AND WELCOME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME FOR MORE INFO!SABRINAwww.verywellness.com